Chapter 5

Staying Awake

Lil cursed rapidly, watching the ground reach up to splatter her. Thankfully, the Wind master caught them before they were killed. "Its about friggin' time, Jin!" Lil snarled as Jin clasped both the girls around the waist.

"Lass, watcha be doing playin' on the roof in da' rain? It's chilly out, and rainin' no less. You coulda fell to yer death!"

"Don't ya lecture me, ya wind hoppin' elf! Princess Popsicle here led us on a wil' goose chase while sheez sleepwalkin'! Though I'm thankful ya saved m' butt, that duhdn't give ya' no right to sass me fer not puttin' on a flippin' slicker while Yukina committed Hara kiri in 'er sleep!!"

"Well ya' don' gotta bite me head off fer tryin' to care, Miss Too-Texas-Tough!"

"Clingy unicorn wanna be!"

"Um, excuse me-" Yukina butted shyly into the battle, "We're quite a way away from the ground as well as in the rain; would you mind telling me what happened and why I'm in midair?" Jin flew back into the fourth floor balcony to the rest of the teens. "Yukina, do you normally sleep walk?" Botan asked, handing the ice maiden, the Wind master, and the fuming blonde a towel. The ice maiden shook her head, "Never. I had a strange dream about a little girl; she led me to a pool and I was about to jump in because you all were in it, and seemed to be having such fun, when I was grabbed by a monster, then I woke up."

"I guess that monster was me, you scratched the crap out of my face and neck!" Lil pointed to the offensive red streaks.

"Oh, Lil! I'm very sorry!" Yukina raised her hands to heal the scratches.

"S'okay, just don't go sleep walking off the roof again, a'ight?" Lil scratched the side of her face lazily. Yusuke looked very somber, "What did the little girl in your dream look like?" he asked.

Yukina lowered her hands and her eyes; having healed the tiny cuts and began to think. She was very young, six, maybe seven years old. She had brown hair and gray eyes. Why, Yusuke?" Yusuke didn't answer right away; he still looked off into the distance.

"Maybe, I dunno for sure, this house could be haunted."

"Ya think there are spooks in this place, Urameshi?" Jin began to hover, as if a viper was set loose on the floor.

"There's no way of knowing for sure, unless James knows something. He lives here."

"No! Remember he said the fourth floor was off limits! Besides, you remember the last time you tried to wake him? He nearly blew your head off!" Lil shivered, remembering.

"What kind of geezer keeps a berretta under his pillow?"

"A guy who's had many enemies."

"Jeeze, there's no way I'm getting back to sleep."

"Me neither," Botan said.

"Or me." Shizuru said.

"Or me." Keiko said.

"Me neither." Jin eyed his surroundings warily.

"I suppose it would be dangerous if I started to sleep walk again. I'll stay up with you." Yukina agreed with them. And so they all did. They spent the rest of the night in Lil's room, drinking soda and coffee to stay awake.

"Lets not think about scary stuff like ghosts and all that. Lets do something fun." Yusuke proposed.

"Truth or dare! Truth of dare!" Lil jumped up and down on her bed. Jin floated on his back in the air near the high ceiling; Yukina, Keiko and Shizuru sat on a couch, where a second bed would have been, had the room been intended for two guests. Except for Yukina and Jin, they cheered in agreement. "Sure, whatever." Yusuke sat down on the end of the bed. "ME first!" Lil crossed her legs in mid jump and flopped down on the bed.

"What's truth or dare?" Yukina asked. "Sounds like fun!" Jin chimed in.

Lil: "The rules are simple, ask someone truth or dare. If they say truth, they have to tell the truth to any question; if they say dare, they have to do what ever they are dared to do, in the end, the victim then becomes the torturer and selects someone new. When every one has had a turn, the game ends. Keiko, I choose you first. Truth or dare?"

Keiko: "Eh, truth I guess."

Lil: "Do you ever fantasize about Yusuke in his underwear?"

Keiko: "No!"

Lil: "Yusuke fantasizes about you…"

Keiko: "What?!"

Yusuke: "Lil, you said you wouldn't tell!"

Lil: "Well maybe that will teach you not to leave your diary lying around, or leave chili fries in my car for four days! "

Keiko: "Okay…my turn. Jin!"

Jin: "Aye? Uh…dare!"

Keiko: "I dare you to kiss Lil."

Jin and Lil: "WHAT?!"

Keiko: "Well, its obvious you two like each other, you fight like a married couple."

Lil: "We like each other, but we don't like each other! He's like a brother to me!"

Jin: "Aye, Keiko, Lil's like me own kin! I couldn't kiss 'er!"

Lil: "You wouldn't have me kiss my brother would you? All of you are like a family to me."

Keiko: "What would I be to you?"

Lil: "You, Yukina and Shizuru are like my younger and older sisters; Botan is the eccentric aunt, Yusuke, Hiei and Jin are my older and younger brothers; and Kurama is sort of mix between an uncle and a father."

Yusuke: "What about Kuwabara?"

Lil: "He's the family gerbil. Every one forgets about him until he's almost dead."

Yusuke: "Plus he'd look cute in one of those scamper wheels!" cracking up.

Jin: "Do I still have to kiss Lil?"

Keiko: "Yes,"

Yusuke: "The first step is always denial; pucker up Jin." Elbows Jin in the ribs.

Jin: "No flippin' way!"

Keiko: "You agreed to play the game, you have to play by the rules."

Jin: "No!" flies up to the ceiling and perches on the light fixture.

Yusuke: "You can come down on your own, or I can make you come down, your choice Jin." Makes Spirit gun pose with his hand.

Jin: turns white. "Alright, alright!" swoops down and picks Lil up, pecking her quickly on the lips. " 'Appy Urameshi?" flies back up to the ceiling before Lil can slap him.

Lil: slaps Yusuke. "Butt hole! I'm gonna kill you!"

Jin: "Oy! S'my turn now lass. Sit back, I'll avenge us both." Yusuke raises an eyebrow. "Yukina, truth or dare?"

Yukina: "Well, dare I suppose; I thought you were going to choose Yusuke for sure, why me?"

Jin: "I'll tell ya'" floats upside down and whispers in Yukina's ear.

Yukina: giggles. "You devil! Well, I agreed to play, I have to play by the rules." Keiko, who had moved next to Yusuke, focused her ice powers with Jin focusing his wind powers. Jin made Keiko's nightgown skirt float upwards just enough to brush Yusuke's arm, which Yukina froze into place on his arm. As Yusuke raised his arm, so did Keiko's skirt.

Keiko: "Yusuke!" Slap!

Yusuke: "Yaaah! What'd I do?!"

Yukina: "My turn, I choose…Shizuru. Truth or dare?"

Shizuru: "Truth."

Yukina: "Why does Kazuma refer to me as 'baby'? I do not resemble a child, do I?"

Shizuru: "That's a term of endearment; he's trying to court you."

Yukina: "Oh!" blushes furiously.

Shizuru: "Alright then, Botan, I choose you. Truth or dare."

Botan: "Dare, I suppose."

Shizuru: "Hhhhmmm…"

The teens found themselves in the hallway, making absolutely no noise. Shizuru had entered the room of Kurama and Hiei with a camera and Botan in tote. Amazingly, the youkai were snoring away peacefully. Cringing in fear, Botan approached Kurama's bed and leaned over him. Brushing her ponytail out of her face, she kissed him. Shizuru snapped the picture of them kissing just as the yokai began to wake up. Botan stiffened, but did not move; her eyes were as wide as saucers. "Botan?" he mumbled sleepily against her lips. Shrieking, the ferry girl bolted out of the room with the others in pursuit, leaving Shizuru rolling on the floor. "Um, what just happened?" Shizuru was unable to collect herself enough to answer, but hobble out of the room in giggles.

Botan: "Witch! Traitor!"

Shizuru: "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I got in on film- hee hee hee!"

Botan: "You'd better be thankful you've already had a turn! Hmph! Who's next!" eyes glowing red.

Every one: O.o;

Botan: "Yusuke! Truth or dare!" frazzed out

Yusuke: "Um, truth?"

Botan: turns out lights and shines bright lamp into Yusuke's face. "Isn't it true, Mr. Urameshi, that you still skip school and smoke and drink and beat people up; despite the prohibitions of which by Keiko and your parole officer?!"

Keiko: "Yusuke…"

Yusuke: shedding tears of terror. "Y-yes ma'am!"

Keiko: "Augh!! You lying jerk!!" SMACK!!

Yusuke: missing a few teeth due to colliding with the wall, while the rest of his face is stuck to the wall. "Ouch."

Keiko: rubbing wrist. "If this keeps up, I'll get carpal tunnel syndrome in the worst way…"

Yusuke: peels his face off the wall. "Okay, my turn." . "The only person who hasn't been chosen is Lil. So, what's it gonna be? Truth…or dare?"

Lil: O.O "Uh, tru-wait no dare-I mean truth! Gah! I don't know!!" TT "Dare…I guess,"

Yusuke: "Excellent…BWA HA HA HA HA!"

Lil: T.T "Crap. Do what you will, Yusuke… BUT NO MORE KISSING!! This is sickening!"

Yusuke: "Aw, damn. Well, I'll think of something else then."

Every one:……………………………………………………………………………………………….. "Well?"

Yusuke: "I cant think that fast! Gimme as second or two …or fifty…Okay, I got it. I dare you to-" grabs Lil's head and whispers in her ear.

Lil: "No!"

Yusuke: "Yes, remember the rules!"

Lil: "Okay…"

Yusuke: "And don't forget the choreography!"

Lil: "Yeah, yeah, shut up ya' jerk, yer worst than m' friggin mother."

Lil cleared a spot on the floor to stand in and sighed sadly. 'Here goes nuthin'.' She began to cavort with a little dance and sing.

"If you go down in the woods today
You're sure of a big surprise
If you go down in the woods today
You'd better go in disguise

For ev'ry Bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for Teddy Bears,
The little Teddy Bears are having a lovely time today.
Watch them, catch them unawares
And see them picnic on their holiday

See them gaily gad about,
They love to play and shout;
They never have any care;
At six o'clock when Mummies and Daddies
will take them home to bed,
Because they're tired little Teddy bears.

Ev'ry Teddy bear who's been good
Is sure of a treat today
There's a lot of marvelous things to eat,
And wonderful games to play.

Beneath the trees where nobody sees
They'll hide and seek as long as they please,
'Cause that's the way the Teddy Bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for Teddy Bears,
The little Teddy Bears are having a lovely time today.
Watch them, catch them unawares
And see them picnic on their holiday

If you go down in the woods today
You'd better not go alone.
It's lovely down in the woods today
But safer to stay at home.

For ev'ry Bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic.

Picnic time for Teddy Bears,
The little Teddy Bears are having a lovely time today.
Watch them, catch them unawares
And see them picnic on their holiday."

Everyone: "BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!"

Lil: T.T "I hate you all."

I hope this can tide you all over until the next chapter.